Back to Danli, Honduras

Apologies for the relative silence on this website over the past week or two. We spent the past week in Diriamba, Nicaragua where internet access was a little more difficult. However we are back in Honduras now and I have my laptop and dialup back so no more excuses!The week in Diriamba was wonderful. We stayed on the mission base where Luis worked for three years before joining Mercy Ships. It was great for him to catch up with old friends, and for me to finally put faces to the names he often mentions.
We spent much of our time there relaxing, however we did manage to make it to the beach at La Boquita (Pacific Coast this time!) on Sunday and shopping at the markets in Masaya on Monday.We had the scariest moment of the trip yet as we crossed the border back into Honduras. Not problems with officials (although we are quite sure the Honduras immegration official over-charged us) but there was a large religious fesitval on the Nicaraguan side of the border and as with all celebrations here they had fireworks... large rocket type fireworks which they we lighting right next to two large tankers loaded with petrol. Needless to say we got across the border and away from there as quickly as we could!We are back here in Danli for the day, and plan to travel to Zamorano (near Tugucigalpa) this afternoon- more friends to catch up with, along with research contacts... it's back to work time!